The Tamuli: Domes of Fire - The Shining Ones - The Hidden City

by David Eddings

Book Overview

For the first time in one magical volume-the three exciting novels of David Eddings's epic heroic fantasy THE TAMULI Danger stalks Queen Ehlana's realm. Peasants whisper of the heroes of old who will rise again. Outlaw bands ravage the hill country. Then comes an ambassador from the far-off Tamuli empire, requesting aid: Tamuli is being torn apart by monsters, ancient warriors, and foul magics. Queen Ehlana turns to the great knight Sparhawk, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345500946
• ISBN13: 9780345500946
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 1040 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The best of Eddings I've read thus far!!!

The Tamuli is hands down my favorite of David Edding's writing thus far. I have read all of his books at this point except for "The Dreamers." Eddings is a master of political intrigue, culture and intricate conspiracy. It makes his plots quite meandering and wide flung. However, his true, greatest strengths are his characters. He is able to give them such life and personality. I also love his humor, which is not something often found in high fantasy in general. The Tamuli, I feel, shows Edding's writing at its best. Sparhawk and co are back to right the world once again. This time they have to literally go to the other side of the world, sounds a bit like the Mallorean...;) So plot wise it ends up being a lot of travel and cultural interaction. In Matherion, things come to a head, and Edding's political imaginings are supurbly ridiculous and fun. In the end my favorite parts usually revolved around Danae and Sparhawk. There is a brilliant balance struck between daughter and father, goddess and man, which leads to amazing quips and, for me, many laughs. At this point, I've only finished the first two books in the trilogy, but I'm so impressed by what I've read so far, I felt compelled to review! Will update when finished!

Great epic! Entertaining and fun!!

For people who like stories of knights in shining armor, this one's for you! But you should start with the first three stories: The Elenium. There you will be introduced to the great cast of characters. David Eddings created a world that is fun to visit over and over again (this is the third time I've purchased these books because I reread them so often, I've worn them out!). My only complaint is that there is no sequel to The Tamuli -- come on Mr. Eddings! Tells us what happens next!

The Tamuli - Excellent

The Belgariad, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magician's Gambit This is the first book by David Eddings that I read and enjoyed so much. Since then I have followed up with The Elenium: The Diamond Throne The Ruby Knight The Sapphire Rose and The Malloreon, Vol. 1 (Books 1-3): Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of KarandaThe Tamuli follows along seamlessly, the characters stay with you and you even care about the Trolls. There is always some fun involved as well with jesting among the warriors and the women's views on their men. Very enjoyable.

Love it

I love David Eddings and I loved The Tamuli series as well as the previous series The Elenium. I feel this is a great sequel to the Elenium. And I love how David brought back the old characters and some new ones that are easy to fall in love with. This is a great adventure story that is a relatively easy yet enthralling read, especially for people who are just getting into fantasy stories. The Elenium and Tamuli were actually the very first books that I read on my own outside of school over 10 years ago. And I have reread them any numerous amounts of time since then. My only issue with this copy of the Tamuli series is that, since it isnt a hardcover edition, I found it difficult to keep the covers looking nice. My poor copy got pretty bent up. I know most paper backs get beat up preatty easily, but I feel since this volume was a bit larger then an average sized book, it was harder to keep it in tact. That and something about the way I was holding it caused the clear plastic covering on the book to start to peel apart. So if you decide to purchase this particular copy of this really good series, those are just some things to look out for. However I would definitely recommend this book to others. It is just so much fun to read and reread.

Tamuli

Once again - love David Eddings style. Here we get to read about characters we are familiar with from "Elenium" and new charaters are added. Although this book was "bloodier" and more gruesome than I usually care for, it's a fun read.